Surrender at Saratoga - Issued 1977
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Jeremiah 17: 7-8
Blessed is the man who trust in the Lord, whose hope is in the Lord. He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream:It fears not the heat when it comes, its leaves stay green; In the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit
Saturday, June 23, 2012
In the News Good or Bad
What to blog about? I thought, so I checked Goggles news page. As I scrolled down through the different news stories and found nothing good or positive. So, I looked for something good to come out of something bad.
I found the news story about Karen Klein, the 68 year old grandmother. She has worked in the school system for more than 20 years as a bus driver and now a bus monitor in Rochester, NY.
Now, what good can come from this? To start as of Saturday the fundraising site http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein has raised over $600,000. The initial goal was $5,000 to send her on a nice vacation. The money currently raised would have taken her 35 years to save. Karen said in an interview she has no plans to press charges against the kids involved. Hopefully, this will raise awareness about elderly abuse and send the signal to the kids that are good to unite against abusive kids to stop this abuse.
I hope now that one bad thing has now turned into something good and with the money raised she could retire.
God bless her.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Religious Freedom
This stamp was issued in 1957.
Issued on the 300th anniversary of a demonstration and resulting pact, by settlers at Flushing (now in N.Y.C.)
I wonder is this same stamp were issued today if there would be any arguments or debates about it.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Flag Day
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.
Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day. Prior to 1916, many localities and a few states had been celebrating the day for years. Congressional legislation designating that date as the national Flag Day was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949; the legislation also called upon the president to issue a flag day proclamation every year.
Source: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun14.html
Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day. Prior to 1916, many localities and a few states had been celebrating the day for years. Congressional legislation designating that date as the national Flag Day was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949; the legislation also called upon the president to issue a flag day proclamation every year.
Source: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun14.html
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